silk-cotton tree

silk-cot·ton tree

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [silk-kot-n]
- /ˈsɪlkˌkɒt n/
- /sɪlk ˈkɒtn triː /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [silk-kot-n]
- /ˈsɪlkˌkɒt n/

Definitions of silk-cotton tree words

noun silk-cotton tree any of several spiny trees belonging to the genus Ceiba, of the bombax family, having palmately compound leaves and seeds surrounded by silk cotton, especially C. pentandra, from which kapok is obtained. 1
noun silk-cotton tree any of several tropical bombacaceous trees of the genus Ceiba, esp Ceiba pentandra, having seeds covered with silky hairs from which kapok is obtained 0
noun silk-cotton tree any of several large, tropical, trees (genera Bombax and Ceiba) of the bombax family that have capsular fruits with silky hairs around the seeds 0

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Origin of silk-cotton tree

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15

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Parts of speech for Silk-cotton tree

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silk-cotton tree popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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